The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Saudi Forces Launch Airstrike on Port of Ras Isa, Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels have reported a Saudi airstrike on the port at Ras Isa, a petroleum product terminal located northwest of Ho...
Russian Navy May Modernize Only One of its Giant "Battlecruisers"
The Russian Navy's nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Velikiy may be headed into retirement soon, according to Russian state outlet TAS...
Pirates Hijack Iranian Fishing Vessel off Somalia
Pirates have hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel at a position off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to EUNAVFOR's Marit...
WHOI Research Vessel Neil Armstrong Makes Rare Great Lakes Voyage
The oceanographic research vessel Neil Armstrong has set sail on an unusual science mission that will take it through the Great La...
Falklands: Argentina's New Legal Dispute Over the Sea Lion Oil Project
[By Donald R. Rothwell] The longstanding Argentina-United Kingdom Falkland Islands dispute is back in the global headlines. The UK...
Russia Advances New LNG Supply Pivot to Africa
As part of a wider scheme to diversify its LNG market, Russia is targeting Africa for gas exports, projecting rising demand for en...
Offshore Tug Hit in Latest Attack in Strait of Hormuz
On Sunday evening, an Emirati-owned offshore tug was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, somewhere northwest of the Musan...
New Investigation Uncovers Iranian Smuggling Network
A painstaking investigation by Reuters has uncovered a vast network of accounts and companies used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
Kenya Progresses With a Port Concession Plan Worth $1 Billion
Kenya is set to lease out key port assets after its National Treasury approved a feasibility study on the privatization plan. For...
Divers Find Wreck of WWII Steamship SS Cornwallis
The wreck of a Canadian steam merchant ship sunk by a German submarine during World War II has been discovered in the Gulf of Main...